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Northern Ireland’s nightclubs reopened for the first time in more than 18 months on Sunday evening as Covid rules eased. Revellers and owners celebrated the return to the dancefloor, with one clubgoer telling the BBC: “It’s really special… you’re kind of back to normal whereas before you couldn’t really be yourself.” Conor McAuley, who runs Halo nightclub in Ballycastle, County Antrim, said the reopening was better than expected, adding: “The energy in the room was like nothing I’d witnessed before, in the nearly 12 years we’ve had Halo open.” You can read more here.